Looking back at 08

sometimes its essential to learn to sit down and take a couple of minutes with yourself.
just some alone time with yourself.
i don't think i've done much of this this year and i definitely didn't allow you to.
that's probably something i'd have to learn in the coming year.

i would say that 08 has been a year that i've grown to accept certain things the way they are
(and am still learning too)
and a rather meaningful and purposeful year too.

i've grown closer to some friends and definitely distanced from some.
wanna apologize for that.
its the time issue and of coz many other contributing factors that i can list, if i want to.
of coz i've made a couple of new ones too and i'm glad it did.
a few have left to study abroad and i can't wait for them to get back for CNY
lots of catching up to do!

working with the Breast Cancer Foundation for one of my school projects was a fantastic adventure in which i learnt alot.
not exactly entirely life altering but rather, has given me new perspectives to view life and the vulnerabilities and uncertainties it brings.
that was great.
i still say the same thing : work harder for 09 academically.
things can always be better right ? :)


keluar baris has been traveling all around the world and i'm happy it won best film at SIFF.
not forgetting best director as well as best cinematography.
thanks JF, for everything.

emotion wise, it was less of a rollercoaster ride.
though struggles with myself are still relatively common
i've learnt to deal with them but sometimes they tend to overcome me,
heart or head?
still a question left unanswered.

time
the lack of it
the abundance of it
can drive me nuts.
can drive us nuts
time management has to improve.

i've stopped rowing,
if anyone has realized.
whether i return or not in 09 still very much remains a mystery.
am i lazy or afraid of committments?
i'd say a concoction of both.
走一步看一步吧
(one step at a time)

i've been fortunate that i got to travel thrice this year.
not too bad i must say.
this probably will decrease next year due to economic situation. haha
Taipei
Bali
Hanoi
great company and most definitely something i wished could be done more often!
traveling's just so fun to do :)
expanding one's knowledge on a first hand basis,
soaking into others' culture
and
learning to (easily) identify (and avoid) the ugly singaporean idiosyncrasies when ure abroad.
"not nice lah"


come to think about it,
another year has just passed by like that.
but that's what everyone says.
thinking back, it seems so fast but going through it seems so long.
i am sure there have been many other significant events that has happened.
its either i don't want to remember it or i just can't.
nonetheless, its the past that made me who i am today.
oh my mac crashing was not the highlight of the year,
just bad it had to happen!
other than that,
the general feel of 08 has been a rather a good one :)

09's resolutions?
wait.
i haven't thought about it yet.

happy new year boys and girls.

xoxo
dp

merry christmas!

xoxo
dp

it sucks.

mac crashed on me :(
but only coz butter-fingery me dropped it!

3 more days to christmas.
i'm starting afresh only because i don't have a choice.
not like i want to

isn't it funny how a new life always brings heaps of joy into families?
i recently got to experience that,
with my cousin giving birth.

welcome to the world,
baby kiefer.




and i got promoted.
godfather.
wow.
gosh i feel old!
he will be my new semi-responsibility.

on hind sight,
visited hanoi last week,
which was great!
updates soon :)